I think it's reasonable to want your captain to be one of your top 3 players, excluding goalie. In the Gio years, it was between him and Johnny for best player (with Gio being the clear best player when he won the Norris and should have got Hart consideration). In the Jarome years he was clearly the best.
Backlund is a shutdown C, yes. But at the same time you want some two-way game out of him too, with production.
Weegar is our best defenseman and has term on his contract. Already wears the A sometimes, so he should be the captain.
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